When Paul Dietzel departed his post as West Point assistant and was named LSUhead football coach in December of 1954, he was informed the program had dipped to No.2 status on campus in popularity. His […]
A trio of LSU football titles in the 21st Century have been fueled by veteran quarterbacks. Matt Mauck in 2003, Matt Flynn in 2007 and Joe Burrow in 2019 were fifth-year seniors when they guided […]
The year 1972 was a watershed year for America and for Louisiana with the departure from public life of Richard Nixon and the arrivals of Edwin Edwards and Dale Brown. The country was mired in […]
Tennessee’s 40-13 victory at Tiger Stadium Oct. 8 stands as the most lopsided loss athome for LSU to a foe not named Alabama in 21 years. Florida outpointed LSU 44-15 on Oct. 6, 2001 as […]
The saddest person on the globe when LSU dropped its 24-23 debut of the Brian Kelly Era to Florida State was not the coach, it was the athletic director who hired him. Scott Woodward invested […]
Located a few miles apart along the Mississippi River, LSU and Southern dominateBaton Rouge, making the city unique as a location for two land grant institutions. The schools are known for their glorious bands and […]
Marvin Lafayette “Bud” Johnson Jr. arrived at LSU on Saturday, Feb. 1, 1958, as a sports information publicist under SID Ace Higgins. At age 23, the Southeastern Louisiana University graduate was perched to be […]
It was November of 1999 when LSU Athletic Director Joe Dean received a callthat would forever change the trajectory of LSU football. The voice he heard was that of agent Jimmy Sexton saying he had […]
Around 100 days from his curtain call, 60-year-old Brian Kelly brings gravitas to his role on the grand stage as the oldest leader to debut for the Tigers. Kelly counters the clock with a resume’ […]
Will Wade is suddenly a man without a contract at the strong-assed age of 39. If not for a barrage of allegations of NCAA infractions, Wade would be a hot ticket. Instead he is radioactive […]
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